The health coaches at Synergy are all highly experienced and National Board-certified. Skilled coaches work directly and collaboratively with our clinical team to provide more integrative care between you, your coach, and your physician. Our in-house health coaching supports members in taking little steps to make big life changes. We can perform functional testing including SIBO breath tests, stool and microbiome analysis, food sensitivity, comprehensive thyroid assessments, hormone analysis, and nutritional deficiency screening. Our Institute of Functional Medicine-certified practitioners, offer a functional medicine approach integrated with traditional primary care as part of a plan to help prevent or reduce risk of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, neurodegenerative disorders (i.e.
It requires a detailed understanding of each patient's genetic, biochemical, and lifestyle factors.įunctional medicine can be particularly helpful to patients interested in treating or improving a multitude of conditions including digestive disorders (including IBS), fatigue, autoimmune disease, thyroid disease including Hashimotos, and most chronic issues. Synergy clinicians pair this data with an integrative approach including plant-forward eating and the full array of lifestyle management tools, in addition to medications when necessary.įunctional Medicine is a way of working with patients to determine how and why illness occurs and to restore health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual. We use the most current and comprehensive blood tests available for lipid (cholesterol) and lipoprotein analyses and cardiovascular risk assessment, as well as cutting-edge imaging studies (including CT Calcium Scores, CT Coronary Angiograms, and more). She can provide integrative cardiology care for Synergy members including testing and management of arrhythmias, heart failure, coronary artery disease, and more.Īll our physicians have significant expertise in cardiovascular disease prevention and management including hypertension and hyperlipidemia. She is also an expert in cardiac imaging and related interpretations including the most advanced methods. She has deep expertise all aspects of Cardiology including preventive care, comprehensive cardiovascular testing, and disease management.
Parks is a board-certified Cardiologist on the faculty of Mass General Hospital and Newton Wellesley Hospital, and she holds academic appointments at both Harvard and Tufts.